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MERIP Op-Eds

MERIP currently places op-eds in six major media markets: large US newspapers, small-town US newspapers (via the Minuteman Op-Ed Resource Center), foreign newspapers, US political magazines, news websites, and campus newspapers. Below is a partial list of recent op-eds and the publications in which they appeared.

Exiting Iraq Is Easier Than They Say
Chris Toensing

        The Nation (web-only, 7/16/08)

Iraq 2012
Chris Toensing

        Caterwaul Quarterly (Summer 2008)

Presidential Pandering on Palestine

Bayann Hamid

        Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC, 7/4/08)
        Minuteman Media

The Next President's Iran Dilemma

Chris Toensing

        In These Times (2/6/08)

Libya's Fat Cat
Chris Toensing

        The Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 01/11/08)
        Minuteman Media

A Country at a Crossroads
Kamran Asdar Ali

        The Austin-American Statesman (11/9/07)

Waging Peace, Step By Step

Chris Toensing

        Garden City Telegram (10/07)

Israel's Military Court System Is the Model to Avoid
Lisa Hajjar

        The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (10/28/07)

Israel's Occupation Remains Poisonous
Lori Allen

        The Mountain Mail (7/25/07)

A Simulacrum of Internationalization
Chris Toensing

        Bitter Lemons International (4/19/07)

Hear out Muslim Brotherhood
Joshua Stacher and Samer Shehata

        The Boston Globe (3/25/07)

Wasting Time in the Middle East
Joel Beinin

         TomPaine.com (2/23/07)

Somalia Airstrikes Are Not the Answer

Khalid Mustafa Medani

         Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, AK, 2/8/07)
         Minuteman Media

Iraqis Deserved Better Justice
Shiva Balaghi (12/06)

         La Tercera (Chile, 12/30/06)

Behind the Gaza Breakdown

Chris Toensing (12/06)

         TomPaine.com (12/18/06)

Study Group Shows Why US Must Leave
Chris Toensing (12/06)

         The Mountain Mail (Salida, Colorado, 12/14/06)
         Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, AK, 12/14/06)
         Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 12/15/06)
         The Star Democrat (Easton, MD, 12/06)
         Minuteman Media

Israeli Siege Is Undermining Peace

Lori Allen (10/06)

         The Mountain Mail (Salida, Colorado, 10/19/06)
         Minuteman Media

Grinding Palestine to Powder
Lori Allen (10/06)

         TomPaine.com (10/18/06)

Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon is Huge
Sami Hermez (8/06)

         The Mountain Mail (Salida, Colorado, 8/24/06)
         Minuteman Media

Deflating Middle East Extremism
Joel Beinin (8/06)

         TomPaine.com (8/10/06)

The Rome Fiasco
Chris Toensing (7/06)

          TomPaine.com (7/26/06)

Lebanon's Pain Won't Be Israel's Gain

Stephen Sheehi (7/06)

          The State (Columbia, South Carolina, 7/25/06)

Letting Gaza Burn

Chris Toensing (7/06)

          TomPaine.com (7/13/06)

Court Wrongly OKs Profiling

Moustafa Bayoumi (7/06)

          Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (7/2/06), distributed by Progressive Media Project

The Power of the Guantanamo Bar Association
Lisa Hajjar (6/06)

          The Santa Barbara Independent (6/29/06)

National Unity in Iraq -- As One Government or Three?

Sinan Antoon (6/06)

          San Francisco Chronicle (6/26/06), Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 6/30/06), Garden City Telegram (Garden City, KS, 7/1/06), Minuteman Media

Let Cooler Heads Prevail on Iran
Shiva Balaghi and Chris Toensing
(6/06)

Valley War Bulletin (Northampton, MA)

We Need Negotiations, Not Saber-Rattling, With Iran
Kaveh Ehsani (5/06)

          Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 5/6/06), The Mountain Mail (Salida, CO, 5/8/06), Minuteman Media

The Missing Middle Class
Sami Zubaida (4/06)

          International Herald Tribune (4/21/06)

Hurting Peace, Not Hamas
Michelle Woodward (4/06)

          TomPaine.com (4/14/06)

The Conflict After Israel's Elections

Joel Beinin (3/06)

          San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA, 3/27/06)

Vilifying Muslims is un-American

Moustafa Bayoumi (3/06)

          Anniston Star (Anniston, AL, 3/24/06), Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT, 3/25/06), distributed by Progressive Media Project

Respect Democracy? Engage Hamas

Richard Falk (3/06)

          Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 3/11/06), Minuteman Media

Why Hamas Won and Why Negotiations Must Resume
Joel Beinin (2/06)

          San Francisco Chronicle (2/8/06)

Sharon Legacy Needs Undoing
Michelle Woodward (1/06)

          Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 1/14/06), Garden City Telegram (Garden City, KS, 1/14/06), Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, AR, 1/15/06), Aventura News (Miami, FL, 1/18-24/06), Minuteman Media

West Bank Road Vs. Peace

Stephanie Koury (11/05)

          Washington Post (11/19/05)

Banning Torture Affirms America's Humanity

Lisa Hajjar (11/05)

          Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 11/19/05), East Texas Review (Longview, TX, 11/24/05), Joplin Globe (Joplin, MO, 12/05/05), The Journal-Register (Medina, NY, 11/21/05), Morris Sun Tribune (Morris, MN, 11/30/05), The Bulletin Online (Conroe, TX, 12/12/05), Minuteman Media

Israeli Settlements Illegal and Getting Worse

Stephanie Koury (9/05)

         Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 09/24/05), Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, AR, 9/25/05), Minuteman Media

Withdrawal from Gaza Won't End the Occupation

Lama Hourani (08/05)

        Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC, 08/13/05), AlterNet (08/15/05)

Bush's Flawed Flypaper Theory

Chris Toensing (07/05)

         Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, KS, 07/29/05), Minuteman Media

US Stays with Egyptian Dictat